Robin Wright Quotes

Women…are just as capable of being heads of state as men. Some of the most forceful leaders of history, from the time of Queen Elizabeth to Israel’s Golda Meir and India’s Indira Gandhi in our own time, have been women. Mrs. Gandhi, incidentally, is prime minister of 530 million people, more than twice the population of the United States.

I am inspired by many young women, not only in my industry but across others.

The future is female right now in the Republican Party. Kellyanne Conway just ran the first successful presidential race in history as a woman. I am the second woman ever to lead the Republican National Committee.

For me, personally, it has been humbling since I became First Minister to speak to women and girls and have them tell me how much it means to them to have a woman in the top job in politics in Scotland.

Fortunately, we have a lot of really smart women in the business.

I always like a woman in power in politics. I think they're pretty inspirational in terms of looks to begin with. It's very calculated.

To have been the first woman premier of Victoria was not only a great opportunity but also a great chance to say to the young women of Victoria - Liberal or Labor - 'You can do it, too.'

Why can't there be a lot of great women who are doing great things?

Many women in politics say they had very few, if any, female role models.

All of the First Ladies were good, creative and strong. I've always said they should be paid.

In 1988, my mother led a nationwide election campaign, wrote a bestselling book, had her first child, and became the youngest and first female prime minister of the Muslim world. All in one year! For her detractors, this wasn't good enough. She was unacceptable because she was a woman.

I think the more women we have in leadership positions, the more women will see examples, can see themselves in those roles.

I am the first female chief executive of Hong Kong.

Women have to do a lot of things. That's why I think Ms. Hillary is going to be an awesome president.

Hire women. Trust women. Let them succeed. They are a pleasure to work with.

There's no shortage of female role models. They're everywhere - in history, in literature, in the news. Just look around.

Women account for about 70% of Africa's food production and manage a large proportion of small enterprises. They are also increasingly represented in legislative and executive leadership positions.

I think there have always been funny women, from Carol Burnett to Joan Rivers. When the audience sees a woman, they innately know she's worked twice as hard to get there, she's had to prove that she can be the leader, first, and then be funny on top of it. She has to emit a confidence that she's in control.

Women hold up more than half the sky and represent much of the world's unrealized potential. They are the educators. They raise the children. They hold families together and increasingly drive economies. They are natural leaders. We need their full engagement... in government, business and civil society.

One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution.

The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey.

Women have helped shape our world, yet still do not receive the recognition and compensation they deserve.

There are women in every genre having a lot of success. Why not celebrate that?

I'm lucky. I've worked with extremely talented women who won't sacrifice comedy to make themselves look better.

I was impressed with what someone like Karl Lagerfeld built and did and the house that he made, but there was never really a female figure I wanted to emulate.